oilline hose

[igor kowalski]

hi all
i noticed there is a little piece of rubber hose in one of the oillines under the right exhaust manifold that connects 2 pieces of steel line.
i don't trust this little piece of hose anymore as it is a bit seeping , is this a special type of rubber?
it feels like silicon.
what should i use there?
it is an awfully hot place there
thanks in advance

 

[Josh Young]

Re: oilline hose

Is it the orange hose by the oil pan, if so that is Gates 5/8" oil safe hose.

 

[dgoodhue]

Re: oilline hose

Its the turbo oil return line. It commonly leaks.

 

[igor kowalski]

Re: oilline hose

yes it is the orange hose.
it was not leaking before so i want to fix it , is it not extra heat resistant or something like that?
thanks

 

[the baPhoon]

Re: oilline hose

I actually had one of the pieces of steel tube sitting on my crossover pipe. After a hard run one evening the vibration was enough and it popped a pinhole in it and started spraying oil everywhere.

My advice to you would be to get some steel braided oil lines and redo the entire feed/return from the filter to the pan.